SYNOPSIS
A university student is awakened to the realities of Martial Law and witnesses the beginning of revolution when she is detained and tortured while pregnant.
Directed by Sari Dalena
AWARDS
Best Picture, Cinema One Originals
Best Director, Cinema One Originals
Best Cinematography, Cinema One Originals
Best Music, Cinema One Originals
REVIEWS
“Right off the bat, Ka Oryang grabs the viewer’s attention with its lean, jugular black-and-white depiction of the Diliman Commune a the University of the Philippines… It is an important film for it serves as a reminder to a dark, grim period in the history of the Philippines.”
Nel Costales, Sine Patrol
“The dramatic moments work… a feat attributable chiefly to the cast led by the consistently remarkable Alessandra de Rossi in the title role. Ka Oryang is her character’s underground alias borrowed from a real historical figure, the brave Gregoria de Jesus. At its most basic, Ka Oryang is a dramatization of the shocking plight of political prisoners especially women who are cruelly injured, hog-tied, humiliated, nearly strangled and raped. More broadly, it reawakens us to political evil that, having happened before, may happen again.”
Mario Hernando,, Philippine Star
